Sport For Life website accessibility 6a583g

This accessibility statement applies to sportforlife.org.uk  5x4f5u

This website is run by The Scottish Sports Council (Trading as sportscotland). We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to: 

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts
  • zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand. 

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. 

How accessible this website is 3c3j15

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible: 

  • The site includes a video that plays automatically and doesn’t give the option to pause or stop the play
  • There are some contrast errors were there is not sufficient contrast between text and its background
  • Some older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software

and information 2z3160

If you cannot access any part of this site or want to report an accessibility problem, please us at:

We’ll consider your request and get back to you within 10 working days. 

If you cannot view the map on our ‘ us’ page, call or email us for directions. 

Reporting accessibility problems with this website 6ct2t

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, : [email protected] 

Enforcement procedure 503754

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint,  the Equality Advisory and Service (EASS)

ing us by phone or visiting us in person 3d206d

Our offices are currently closed and our main switchboard is not being monitored. The best way to us is by email. See our  us page for s at each of our locations.

We provide a text relay service for people who are D/deaf, hearing impaired or have a speech impediment. 

Deaf / BSL s can us using the Scotland service

Our offices have audio induction loops, or if you us before your visit we can arrange a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter. 

Technical information about this website’s accessibility 1s6w3v

sportscotland is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. 

Compliance status  4c4k5u

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below. 

Non-accessible content 1s1f6l

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons. 

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations  39356t

Auto playing video 6521n

This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.3

We intend to add controls to allow video to be paused during the next revision of this website

Contrast errors 92925

These fail WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.3

We intend to revise the colours used during the next update of the site.

PDF documents h2b51

These fail WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1

We are working to ensure that we minimise the use of PDF documents and where this format is required we will ensure that the documents produced are accessible.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility 225e22

We are continually looking to make improvements to the usability and accessibility of our websites. Accessibility is a priority for any future developments to the site and we will work to address any specific accessibility issues reported by s of the site using the details above.

Preparation of this accessibility statement 4g154s

This statement was prepared on 22 September 2020. It was last reviewed on 25 November 2020. 

This website was last tested on 22 September 2020. The accessibility test was carried out by sportscotland.

Date published: 29 March 2023
Date updated: 29 August 2023

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